Back plate for oil night-lamps.



No. 863,951. PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907;

Jr STESKEL.

BACK PLATE FOR OIL NIGHT LAMPS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1. 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN STESKEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HENRY WATERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BACK PLATE FOR OIL NIGHT-LAMPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

Application filed March 1, 1907. Serial No. 360,018.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J 01in S'rEsKnL, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Back Plates for Oil Night-Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in oil nightlamps which are either hung up on the wall or supported on a mantelpiece or-similar support, and the invention relates more specifically to an improved backplate for such lamps, which is provided at its upper part with a suspension-eye and at its lower part with outwardly inclined legs, both the eye and legs being made integral therewith or stamped-up in one piece with the backplate.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of an oil night-lamp with my improved backplate, Fig. 2 is a front view of the back plate, and Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section of the back plate taken on line 3, 3, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, a represents the improved backplate for oil night-lamps of that kind which can be used by suspending the night-lamps from the wall or supporting them on a table or other suitable sup port. The backplate is stamped in one piece by means of dies from any suitable sheet metal, the eye b at the upper part and the inclined legs d at the lower part being stamped up integrally with the backplate in semicircular or conveXo-concave form in transverse section. Between the shank of the eye and between the legs is arranged a forwardly projecting bent-up flange or rim 6. The eye and legs are preferably corrugated so as to increase the strength of the same.

By stamping up the backplates by means of dies they are ready for being applied to the font or reservoir of the lamp, which is accomplished in the usual manner by folding over the edges of the lamp-font or reservoir and the rim of the backplate, then seaming them together and closing the seams by solder.

My improved backplate can be inexpensively manufactured and the stamping up of the eyes and legs separately and the soldering of the same are dispensed with.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new .TOI'IN STESKEL.

Witnesses HERMAN WATERMAN, HENRY WATERMAN. 

